The kings secretary shaphan brought the scroll to josiah and began to read the law out loud. Josiah righteous king of judah amazing bible timeline. King josiah called for a time of national repentance. During the repair, hilkiah, the high priest, found the book of the law of the lord given by moses, perhaps in a dusty unused. The pledge of the people to observe the law as written in the book brought about a metamorphosis in israelite religion. Josiah was eight years old when he began to rule, and he ruled thirtyone years in jerusalem. Josiah said, the lords anger is directed towards us because our ancestors didnt obey this book. It was so called because the book of the law found in the temple of jerusalem c. Jul 26, 20 josiah did what the book of the law told him to do, even though it meant big changes for his entire kingdom. It had been ignored for up to 57 years after the days of hezekiah, but during the 55 year reign of manessah, 2 years of amons reign and 18 years of josiah s reign up to this point. Josiah and the book of the law joseph smith foundation.
It begins with the decision to renovate the temple, which leads to the discovery of the book of the law. The young josiah and the book of the law bible stories. In the 18th year of the his reign, king josiah began the reconstruction of the temple in jerusalem. Josiah article about josiah by the free dictionary. The author of kings describes the accession of josiah to the throne at 8 years, and then a busy year of reform in the 18th year of his reign. Aug 06, 2014 2 chronicles 34 josiah and the book of the law a. It is the very book of the law that jehovah had moses write a long, long time ago.
God would send the destruction of judah after king josiah died. So, perhaps for the first time, the people of judah and. Josiah and the book of law hughes 1 landen hughes intro. What happened to the book of the law in the time of josiah. Was the book of the law lost for a long time that king josiah never saw it before. Josiah and the book of the law, of scripture stories coloring book.
Jun 19, 2014 14 while they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the lord, hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the lord that had been given through moses. Hughes 1 landen hughes intro to the hebrew bible justin lasser 1010 josiah and the book of law i believe that. And his mothers name was jedidah this lesson gives us. A few years later, hilkiah found the book of the law of the lord given by moses. No footnotes, personal notes, or other related content available. The young josiah and the book of the law the childrens. When hilkiah read it to josiah, the king tore his clothes, a sign of mourning and repentance verse 11. As many have pointed out, a foundational presupposition for this view is that the discovery of the book of the law was that which was the impetus. Josiah did not try to forget about the words of gods law. During the repair, hilkiah, the high priest, found the book of the law of the lord given by moses, perhaps in a dusty unused corner of the temple or in an area being repaired. He told the king that they had gathered the money for the temple and delivered it to the workers doing the repairs.
A scribe brought the book to king josiah and read it to him. Since the book no longer is a lost book, you have a light on your journey through life. He understood that if he kept the law to himself he would be saved, but many others could be saved. Josiah s immediate procedure was to call to the temple a representative assemblageelders, prophets, priests, populaceand to read to them this book of the covenant 2 kings 23. Jan 02, 2020 in the eighteenth year of his reign, he raised money to repair the temple, and during the repairs the high priest hilkiah found the book of the law. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in jerusalem. In the eighteenth year of his reign, he raised money to repair the temple, and during the repairs the high priest hilkiah found the book of the law. However, the first edition of the book of deuteronomy may well have been made under his realm. The book of the law found 22 josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years. As long as josiah reigned, the people kept the laws that were written in the book of the law. Then he promised god to keep that law and to serve god with all his heart.
Josiah ordered priests to consult the lord about the words in the book. Thanks to josiah s circle, jews began to seek gods word in the book of torah. Josiah became king of judah at the age of eight, after the assassination of his father, king amon, and reigned for thirtyone years, from 641640 to 610609 bce. Then he made a solemn covenant before yahweh to obey it, and all the people stood to the covenant. Say, as soon as josiah had the law, he began preparing a way to share the law with his nation. He was unable to soften the hearts of the people of israel until he read to them the book. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in jerusalem. The childrens bible the young josiah and the book of the law. Josiah continued to remove all the evil priests, idols, wooden images and altars. He turned to god with all his heart, with all his soul and with all his. The hebrew bible states that the priest hilkiah found a book of the law in the temple during the early stages of josiahs. The book of the law found josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years.
He did not lay this book aside as something too precious to be handled. Josiah hearing the book of the law 1873 the hebrew bible states that the priest hilkiah found a book of the law in the temple during the early stages of josiahs temple renovation. Apr 26, 2014 but, because king josiah was so upset and humble towards me when he read the book of law and king josiah is trying to find gods answers, god said he would not send the destruction during king josiah s time. It hardly seems possible that the book of the law could have been utterly lost for years, and that the very remembrance of it should have become a dim tradition. Josiah put away all the mediums, the wizards, the idols and all the evil things that were discovered in the land of judah and in jerusalem, that he might carry out the words of the law which were written in the book that hilkiah, the priest, found in the temple of jehovah.
Aug 31, 2012 josiah was one of the good kings of judah and during his rein a great discovery was made. Josiah reads the book of gods law king josiah called together the older leaders of judah and jerusalem. Deuteronomic reform, great religious reformation instituted in the reign of king josiah of judah c. As one examines the literature there seems to be a number of views as to the identity of the book of the law found by hilkiah in the temple during the reign of josiah 2 kim. Josiah is only eight years old when he becomes king of the southern two tribes of israel. Judah mourns his death, as he was one of the greatest and most righteous kings. It is in this book he tells you that he who believes and is baptized shall be saved.
Josiah was the grandson of manasseh, king of judah, and ascended the throne at age eight after the assassination of his. King josiah heard the reading of the book of law and tore his clothes in distress. Convicted by the words in the book, josiah gathered all of the people together and read the book of the law to. A professionally enhanced version will be available one business day from the time of purchase. Enduring word bible commentary 2 chronicles chapter 34. You have heard how people in josiah s time did many wrong things while the book was lost. The discovered book and the legitimation of josiahs reform jstor. Josiah, manassehs grandson, became king of judah when he was only eight years old. In the eighteenth year of his rule he sent shaphan, the scribe, to the temple of jehovah with the command, go up to hilkiah, the chief priest, and see that, when he has taken the money that is. King josiah motivates the people to change from their wicked ways by reading the words of the lord in the book of the law. After they read it, shaphan took the book of the law to king josiah. This image is a raw scan and may need additional clean up or color correction.
The story is told both in 2 kings 2223 and in 2 chronicles 3435. Josiah did what the book of the law told him to do, even though it meant big changes for his entire kingdom. Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes 2 kings 22. Josiah and the book of the law 2 kings 2223 king josiah motivates his kingdom to repent from their wicked ways by reading from the book of the law.
To conclude, the reform of josiah has some historical foundation, but it is highly unlikely that history has been favored by the discovery of the book of the law. Finding the lost book sermon by john lowe, 2 kings 22. The young josiah and the book of the law bible hub. You have heard how people in josiahs time did many wrong things while the book was lost. In the book of the law itself he found a treasure of knowledge, a powerful ally in the work of reform. Old testament 2019 josiah and the book of the law josiah and the book of the law. He destroyed all the places where false gods had been worshipped. In his position as king, it was the work of josiah to carry out in the jewish nation the principles taught in the book of the law. In the eighteenth year of his rule he sent shaphan, the scribe. The great event of his reign came in its 18th year, when the book of the law, apparently deuteronomy deuteronomy, book of the bible, literally meaning second law, last of the five books the pentateuch or torah ascribed by tradition to moses. Josiah s reform and the book of the law robinson, donald w. Robinson develops this position stating that josiahs response in 2 kings 2223 to the book of the law was primarily to recognize the doom upon israel and not to initiate reform as is seen in huldahs statement in 2 kings 22.
He did what was right in the eyes of the lord and followed completely the ways of his father david, not turning aside to the right or to the left. Josiah is credited by most biblical scholars with having established or compiled important hebrew scriptures during the deuteronomic reform which probably occurred during his rule. Josiah was awakened to the greatness of the wrath of god. But our big time consuming activity for the week was making our own scroll of the law for king josiah to find. As he listens, josiah can see that the people have not been keeping jehovahs law. The young josiah and the book of the law childrens bible. Sep, 2014 king josiah finding the book of the law the torah we did a couple of activities with this, one of which will lead into our second activity. View essay josiah and the book of law from religion 101 at manchester university. After josiah ascended the throne, the book of the law was found in the temple 2 kings 22. As a result, he had his priests this book to the people. Josiah righteous king of judah amazing bible timeline with. As josiah listened, he realized that the people had been disobeying jehovah for many years.
When he ordered the temple of the lord cleaned and repaired, the high priest found the book of the law that had been lost and forgotten. The high priest found the book of the law in the temple and a scribe read the book to the king 2 kin 22. So he called for a great meeting at jerusalem, and when the people came together he read to them out of the book. In the temple, the high priest, hilkiah, found the scroll of jehovahs law maybe the very scroll that had been written by moses. The book that grieved josiah reformed bible studies. The scroll of the law found by josiah in the temple.